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Obsidian Starter Kit and community

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🎉 NEW: Version 3.0.0 — The Most Powerful PKM System

What's New

  • 🚀 Clearly defined note types with metadata — The whole system is now strongly typed. Each type of note has a specific type tag, specific fields, specific values, etc.
  • 🎯 Complete Action System — Connect your big-picture goals to daily tasks. Goals → Plans → Projects → Tasks, all automatically linked. Finally, turn strategy into action.
  • 🏷️ Hierarchical Tags — Find any note in 3 seconds. No more endless scrolling or forgotten insights. Search by zone/type/topic with surgical precision.
  • 🗺️ First-Class Obsidian Bases Support — Database-like views for your knowledge. Manage books, projects, contacts, and more like a pro—no manual organization required.
  • 📝 40+ Smart Templates — Stop starting from scratch. Every template auto-fills metadata, auto-files notes, and maintains perfect consistency across your vault.
  • 📚 Brand New User Guide — 100+ pages of crystal-clear documentation. Everything from "What is Zettelkasten?" to advanced AI integration. Your complete PKM education, built-in.
  • 🤖 AI-Ready from Day One — Connect Claude Code, use MCP, or integrate any AI tool. Your entire knowledge base becomes AI-accessible instantly.
  • 🎉 Icons for every note type — Recognize notes at a glance, whether it's a meeting note, a daily note, a person note, ...
  • And SO MUCH MORE!

The Bottom Line: v3.0.0 saves you 100+ hours of setup and many hours every month. Start productive on day one, not week six.

📖 Full Release Notes | 📚 Complete User Guide

Transform Chaos Into Clarity in 30 Minutes

The Obsidian Starter Kit is a comprehensive knowledge system that transforms Obsidian into a complete productivity and learning environment. It combines proven methodologies (PARA, Zettelkasten, Johnny Decimal, GTD) with a battle-tested organization that scales from 10 notes to 10,000+ notes.

Stop wasting hours searching for notes. Start with a system used by 10,000+ knowledge workers.

It's a product I've created based on my own Obsidian vault—refined over 20+ years of knowledge management expertise. It includes all the structure, templates, plugins, automation rules, and configuration that I use myself, accompanied by comprehensive documentation.

Important: The Obsidian Starter Kit is an Evergreen project. I improve it regularly with free lifetime updates.

Note that this product is included as a free bonus with Knowii Community paid subscriptions and the Knowledge Worker Kit.

Why OSK Saves You 100+ Hours

❌ Without OSK

  • Spend weeks figuring out folder structure
  • Trial-and-error with dozens of plugins
  • Manually build templates from scratch
  • Learn PKM methods through scattered articles
  • Struggle with inconsistent organization

✅ With OSK

  • Battle-tested system, ready in 30 minutes
  • Carefully curated plugins, pre-configured
  • 40+ smart templates that auto-file notes
  • Complete PKM education built-in
  • Scales from 10 notes to 10,000+ notes

Time saved: 100+ hours of setup + 10 hours/month ongoing

Your daily note: the single entry point for everything you capture


👥 Who Is This For?

  • ✅ You're just starting with Obsidian and want a proven system, not trial-and-error
  • ✅ You're overwhelmed by options and need expert guidance on structure and plugins
  • ✅ You want to learn PKM methods (Zettelkasten, PARA, GTD) through hands-on examples
  • ✅ You're migrating from another tool and need a solid foundation to start from
  • ✅ You value your time and prefer learning from someone who's refined this for many years

❌ Not for you if: You enjoy spending months building from scratch or already have a perfect system

Perfect For

  • Knowledge Workers: project managers, consultants, analysts managing complex information
  • Entrepreneurs: managing ideas, projects, and business operations
  • Lifelong Learners: committed to continuous learning and development
  • Researchers & Academics: processing literature and creating insights
  • Content Creators: writers, educators, course creators
  • Students: taking notes, managing courses and research
  • Anyone who wants a sophisticated, scalable PKM system

📖 What is Obsidian Starter Kit?

The Obsidian Starter Kit (OSK) is a comprehensive knowledge system built on top of Obsidian that transforms it from a simple note-taking app into a complete productivity and learning environment.

I've been passionate about information, Knowledge Management, and PKM for more than 20 years. As an author, blogger, entrepreneur and Knowledge Worker, I needed solutions to store and organize an enormous amount of information. Over the years, I've explored, used, and advocated many tools but have settled on Obsidian. With the Obsidian Starter Kit, I offer you the result of my own research and experimentation. It's like a cheat code to jump straight to stress-free note-making. I've spent months refining and perfecting my Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) system, and have spent countless hours tweaking my system so you don't have to.

The Obsidian Starter Kit is a ready-made Obsidian vault that includes my recommended organization system, plugins, templates, Obsidian Bases, ... It also comes along with a user-friendly guide.

🎯 The Core Problem OSK Solves

The Challenge: Obsidian is powerful but overwhelming. Most people spend weeks or months figuring out how to organize their notes, what plugins to use, and how to build productive workflows.

OSK Solution: A complete, battle-tested system that gives you sophisticated personal knowledge management on day one.

⚡ Key Advantages

  • Clearly defined note types with structured properties and automation
  • 40+ specialized templates for every content type
  • Powerful journaling system with habit and health tracking
  • Mature knowledge organization system and workflows to go from content curation/capture to long-lasting wisdom
  • Complete action system from goals to tasks with decision matrices
  • People & relationship management with interaction tracking
  • Integrated workflows for all content types
  • Zero manual filing - everything organizes automatically
  • Pre-configured settings optimized for productivity
  • State of the Art AI integration throughout with prompt library and automation

🎨 What Makes OSK Different?

🏗️ Powerful System

  • Clearly Defined Note Types with structured properties
  • Scalable Organization System with one place for each thing
  • Hierarchical Tagging for intelligent automation & zero manual filing
  • Clearly documented workflows for all systems

🧠 Advanced Knowledge Management

  • Leverages proven methodologies (e.g., Zettelkasten method, PARA method, Johnny Decimal system, Getting Things Done (GTD), ...)
  • Complete Learning and Knowledge Development System with clear workflows to go from Exploration → Content curation → Learning → Valuable Knowledge → Actionable Wisdom
  • Integrated Systems for content curation, highlights, journaling, knowledge capture, and more!
  • Complete Collection of Templates to systematically and efficiently capture structured information
  • Maps of Content and various Obsidian Bases for knowledge navigation
  • Systematic Approach to developing insights

⚡ Productivity Excellence

  • Action System: Go from dreams to achievements through clearly documented Goals → Plans → Projects → Tasks
  • Full prioritization and decision-making support through metadata and Obsidian Bases
  • Everything-as-a-note approach: One place for everything. Document your ideas, your progress, achievements, ...
  • Obsidian Bases for visualizing and prioritizing work across all systems
  • Journaling System with health tracking, habit tracking, easy navigation
  • Periodic Reviews (daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly) support with clear workflows
  • Meeting Management solution with clear agendas, minutes, decisions & actions
  • Visual Workflow Management through Kanban Boards

🤖 AI-Ready

OSK is designed for the AI era:

  • Structured properties that AI can understand
  • Consistent templates for reliable AI interaction
  • Comprehensive documentation for AI assistance
  • Integration points for AI-powered workflows

OSK also includes powerful automation that removes most of the tedious aspects of knowledge management:

  • Obsidian Bases providing structured access points to all systems
  • 40+ Dynamic Templates with auto-organization
  • Maintenance Tools for system health (e.g., find orphaned notes, unmaintained notes, ...)

👥 People & Relationship Management

OSK includes a comprehensive Contact Management System (CMS) solution.
Track relationships, interactions, and knowledge connections with people in your life:

  • Personal contacts with interaction history
  • Public figures and thought leaders
  • Meeting notes linked to participants
  • Quote and book connections to authors
  • Collaboration tracking and networking insights

🔄 Continuous Improvement

The Obsidian Starter Kit is an Evergreen project constantly evolving based on:

  • User feedback and feature requests
  • New Obsidian capabilities and plugin developments
  • Advances in knowledge management research
  • Real-world usage patterns and optimization opportunities

The Obsidian Starter Kit is the system I'm using on a daily basis. I've been building it for years, and will continue to make it evolve for years to come.

📦 What's Included

The Complete Obsidian Vault

Watch your knowledge graph grow as ideas connect naturally

Core Systems

  • 💪 Solid and Scalable Structure: Everything has its place. And AI can find it all easily
  • 🚀 Clearly defined note types with metadata — The whole system is now strongly typed. Each type of note has a specific type tag, specific fields, specific values, etc.
  • 📝 40+ Smart Templates — Stop starting from scratch. Every template auto-fills metadata, auto-files notes, and maintains perfect consistency across your vault.
  • 🏷️ Hierarchical Tags — Find any note in 3 seconds. No more endless scrolling or forgotten insights. Search by zone/type/topic with surgical precision.
  • 🎉 Icons for every note type — Recognize notes at a glance, whether it's a meeting note, a daily note, a person note, ...
  • ⚙️ Carefully Picked and Pre-configured Plugins: Everything you need for productive knowledge work
  • 🗺️ First-Class Obsidian Bases Support — Database-like views for your knowledge. Manage books, projects, contacts, and more like a pro—no manual organization required
  • 👁️ First-class Visual Thinking Support
  • And SO MUCH MORE!


PKM Methodologies Built-In

  • Zettelkasten: Atomic notes + permanent notes system
  • PARA Method: Projects/Areas/Resources/Archives organization
  • GTD Workflow: Capture → clarify → organize → reflect → engage
  • Journaling: Daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly/yearly reviews

Manage your reading list like a database - no manual organization needed


Specialized Systems

  • Action System: Connect your big-picture goals to daily tasks. Goals → Plans → Projects → Tasks, all automatically linked. Finally, turn strategy into action.
  • Dot System: "Sub-atomic" knowledge capture (Breadcrumbs, Seeds, Wisdom)
  • Source Management: Books, articles, videos, podcasts with progress tracking
  • Meeting Notes: Structured templates with auto-filing and decision tracking
  • People & Relationship Management: Contacts with relationship and interaction tracking
  • Health & Habits: Track mood, energy, sleep, exercise, nutrition
  • Content Creation: Writing system for articles, newsletters, books
  • And more, all fully integrated!

Organize and prioritize goals and projects - be as tactical or strategic as you want


AI-Ready System

OSK is fully AI-ready and has evolved with Agentic AI tools in mind. Every part of the system is easy to leverage with AI:

  • Analyze health data: AI gives you insights from your health tracking
  • Summarize meetings: AI extracts key points and action items automatically
  • Write articles: AI drafts content based on all your notes about a topic
  • Mirror your writing style: AI learns to write like you from your vault
  • Connect tools: Use Claude Code, Model Context Protocol (MCP), and other AI integrations
  • ...

The entire Obsidian Starter Kit - Reference documentation is AI-accessible, so AI tools know everything about your system instantly.

Connect AI tools like Claude Code directly to your knowledge base

The Documentation


Comprehensive documentation covering everything from theory to practice

  • Comprehensive User Guide: 100+ pages covering every feature and system
  • Migration Guides: Step-by-step from v2 or custom setups
  • Video Course: 2h20m covering Obsidian + PKM principles
  • Reference Docs: Quick-access guides for every system
  • Theory: Deep explanations of Zettelkasten, PARA, Johnny Decimal, Atomic Notes, and many more Knowledge Management concepts
  • Workflows: Step-by-step processes for all systems
  • Best Practices: Tips, tricks, and recommendations


The Community

  • Lifetime Access: Knowii Community for support and learning
  • Direct Connection: Other OSK and Obsidian users
  • Expert Access: Knowledge Management professionals
  • Priority Support: Direct help via email and community


Lifetime Benefits

  • ✅ All Future Updates: Free access to future versions
  • ✅ Evergreen Content: Growing tutorials and guides
  • ✅ Priority Support: Direct help via email and community
  • ✅ Community Access: Lifetime membership to PKM community

🔍 OSK vs. Building From Scratch

Building Yourself

  • Time to productive: 4-8 weeks
  • Folder structure: Trial and error
  • Plugin selection: Research 1K+ plugins
  • Templates: Build from scratch
  • PKM education: Self-study scattered resources
  • Ongoing updates: Maintain yourself
  • Support: Public forums and communities only
  • Cost: "Free" (100+ hours)


Obsidian Starter Kit

  • Time to productive: 30 minutes
  • Folder structure: Battle-tested, scales to 10k+ notes
  • Plugin selection: Carefully curated and pre-configured
  • Templates: 40+ smart templates included
  • PKM education: Complete guide built-in
  • Ongoing updates: Free lifetime updates
  • Support: Community + direct support
  • Cost: One-time investment


Solid and scalable structure that works beyond 10K notes


🎯 What You'll Achieve With OSK

Week 1: Foundation

✅ Vault installed and configured in 30 minutes
✅ First 20 notes organized with tags
✅ Daily note habit started
✅ Understanding of core PKM concepts

Week 2-4: Building

✅ 100+ notes captured and organized
✅ First permanent notes from literature notes
✅ Goals → Projects → Tasks connected
✅ Custom workflows established

Month 2+: Mastery

✅ 500+ notes, findable in seconds
✅ Knowledge compounding through connections
✅ 10+ hours/month saved on organization
✅ "Second brain" actually working

Year 1+: Transformation

✅ 1,000-10,000+ notes, zero chaos
✅ Ideas connecting seamlessly
✅ Writing from your vault, not from scratch
✅ Knowledge work fundamentally improved

Video Introduction

Important: I recorded this introduction video a while ago, so it's not reflecting all the new stuff.

Screenshots

See the complete gallery here: Obsidian Starter Kit - Screenshots.

🏆 Key Benefits You'll Experience

Immediate Productivity

  • Start being productive on day one
  • No weeks of research, setup and configuration
  • Battle-tested workflows that actually work

Scalable Organization

  • Handles small personal notes to huge knowledge bases
  • Grows with your knowledge and needs
  • Maintains structure as your vault expands

Stress-Free Knowledge Management

  • Clear workflows for every type of information
  • Automated organization reduces decision fatigue
  • Find anything quickly with multiple discovery methods

Enhanced Creativity

  • Systems for capturing and connecting insights and wisdom
  • Cross-pollination between different knowledge areas
  • Visual thinking integration with drawings and diagrams

🔍 How OSK Compares to Alternatives

vs. Building Your Own System

  • OSK: Productive immediately vs. DIY: Weeks/months of setup
  • OSK: Proven patterns vs. DIY: Trial and error learning
  • OSK: Integrated workflows vs. DIY: Fragmented approaches

vs. Other PKM Tools (Notion, Roam, etc.)

vs. Simple Note-Taking

  • OSK: Knowledge transformation vs. Simple: Information storage
  • OSK: Integrated workflows vs. Simple: Disconnected notes
  • OSK: Systematic approach vs. Simple: Ad-hoc organization

💭 The Philosophy Behind OSK

OSK is built on the principle that knowledge work should compound. Every note you create, every insight you capture, and every project you complete should make you more capable and more productive.

This requires:

  • Systematic capture of information and ideas
  • Thoughtful processing that extracts lasting value
  • Intelligent organization that surfaces relevant information
  • Workflow integration that connects thinking with action

OSK isn't just a set of templates or a folder structure. It's a complete transformation of how you work with information and knowledge (with or without AI!). The question isn't whether you can build something similar yourself. It's whether you want to spend your months or even years of your time building/configuring systems and tools or using them to achieve your goals.

Your knowledge work deserves better than scattered notes and disconnected workflows. OSK provides the foundation for knowledge work that truly compounds.

What's in the user guide?

The user guide is a comprehensive, living knowledge base spanning 100+ pages. It's structured as an interconnected knowledge graph where you can start anywhere and follow links to discover related concepts.

Hundreds of pages of documentation covering everything from theory to practice

🚀 Foundation

🎯 Complete Systems Documentation

📚 Theory & Methodology

Deep explanations of the principles and methods that power OSK:

🎓 Step-by-Step Tutorials

📖 Reference Materials

Complete technical documentation:

💡 Best Practices & Support

Everything is cross-linked - click any topic to explore deeper, then use backlinks to see related concepts. This is knowledge management in practice, not just theory.

What's in the video course?

The Obsidian Starter Course is a video course (~2h20) of content covering:

See Obsidian Starter Course for details.


Evergreen content

The Obsidian Starter Kit is an Evergreen project. It evolves all the time. I regularly add new templates, plugins, automations, and more!
The user guide of the Obsidian Starter Kit is expanding day after day, week after week. It regularly includes new guides, tips and tricks, processes, theory, and more.

See here for details: Obsidian Starter Course


📈 What 1K+ Users Are Saying

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Game Changing"

"The Obsidian Starter Kit has been game changing for me in providing a ready to go framework for keeping track of all the details. The templates have simplified my tasks, enhanced my efficiency, and even seem to have improved my memory. Overall, this has been a joy to adopt as a work tool."
— Dwayne Appleby

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Finally Clicked"

"Finally clicked how awesome Obsidian is! Thanks to your excellent Obsidian Starter Kit!"
— Cal Desmond-Pearson (@CalSocialHermit)

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "100% Worth It"

"As someone who has bounced around trying to find the right Knowledge tool, I've realized many of my issues have been related to complexity. The structure, design and explanations in OSK have finally given me the foundation I needed. 100% worth it."
— Michael Aaron

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "1-2 Days to Intermediate Level"

"Starting as an absolute beginner, this kit allowed me to jump to what I feel is an intermediate level of Obsidian understanding and effective note taking in the span of 1-2 days, and I am grateful that I found it."
— Blake Holder

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Easy, Complete and FANTASTIC!"

"Easy, complete and FANTASTIC!!!"
— Miriam G

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Must-Have for PKM"

"The Obsidian Starter Kit is an excellent resource for anyone interested in Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) and building their own 'second brain.' A must-have for those looking to take control of their knowledge and productivity!"
— Franjo Pehar


More Testimonials


"Finally clickeđ how awesome @Obsidian is! Thanks to your excellent Obsidian Starter Kit!"

— Cal Desmond-Pearson (@CalSocialHermit)

"Off and running w/ @obsdmd. I've installed the app & have @dSebastien Starter Kit & my own fresh start Vault open. Learning from former & putting into practice w/ real content in latter. So far, so good"

— Raymond D Sims (@rsims)

"Great content - got me up to speed with what I was looking for fast ! Sébastien answered some questions by mail also which was much appreciated ! Thanks"

— Sam Gonzales

"As someone who has bounced around trying to find the right Knowledge tool, I’ve realized that many of my issues have been related to the complexity of the tools and the processes. The structure, design and explanations provided in the Obsidian Starter Kit have finally given me the foundation I’ve needed. 100% worth it"

— Michael Aaron (via e-mail)

"I absolutely love your kit and it has been so immensely helpful"

— Ashwin Appiah (via e-mail)

"The Obsidian Starter Kit gives a solid foundation for newcomers of Obsidian to create intuitive and easy to process notes. The kit throughly explains how to use Obsidian to cultivate a second brain and contains organizational structures for your notes that are baked right in, allowing you to immediately begin note taking rather than spend needless time determining how said notes should be organized. The organizational structures take inspiration from several note taking philosophies and provides ways to automatize your organization. Also, new additions are continually being added to the kit free of charge. Starting as an absolute beginner, this kit allowed me to jump to what I feel is an intermediate level of Obsidian understanding and effective note taking in the span of 1-2 days, and I am grateful that I found it."

— Blake Holder

"This is a practical and well thought out tool for organising Obsidian. It’s not flashy, but it doesn’t need to be—it’s all about function! The kit provided me with a solid framework, some helpful templates, and automations that made it easier to manage my vault without feeling overwhelmed. I tweaked many things to fit my workflow. I just really loved having this quick, straightway that offered me so much value from the app without me needing to spend hours setting things up. Thank you, Sebastian, and best of luck!"

— Ghada

"Thanks for making the product. I'm making efforts to start using Obsidian more in my daily workflow and having a place to start makes the task much less daunting!"

— Liam Weight (via Twitter DM)

"I'm very new to PKM, but the Obsidian Starter Kit has been a tremendous help in getting me started"

— Fredrik Nordström (via the PKM community Slack)

"Sebastien's Obsidian Starter Kit is a powerful tool for those looking to dive into the world of Obsidian without being overwhelmed. It's a comprehensive solution that significantly shortens the learning curve, providing an impressively structured way to start capturing notes and facilitating daily journaling. The kit's integration of automated tasks and pre-designed templates are a boon to beginners, alleviating the initial intimidation of starting from scratch. If you're new to Obsidian and need a solid starting point, this starter kit comes highly recommended. It doesn't just help you navigate Obsidian, but also empowers you to harness its full potential right from the get-go."

— Lubos KolouchFredrik (via the PKM community Slack)

"Just to thank the work and content that allowed me to discover the background of a custom vault. It was a real boost for me and given the price, it was a real investment of time and learning."

— Trobrillant

"Excellent package to get started with Obsidian or optimize what you already have. The developer has tried it all and distilled a core setup that you can use out-of-the-box or adapt."

— Henry F.

"Great starter kit, love it!"

— Naya Moss

"The Obsidian Starter Kit is an excellent resource for anyone interested in Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) and building their own "second brain." It provides a fantastic starting point, offering a wealth of ideas on how to create and refine your personal life operating system. A must-have for those looking to take control of their knowledge and productivity!"

— Franjo Pehar

"If you have been wanting to try Obsidian but overwhelmed with options and unsure where to start, Sebastien makes it easy with his “ready to go” vault."

— Andrew Zavitsanos

"Extremely comprehensive and most worthwhile!"

— Mike Nall

"I love this product. Obsidian can be overwhelming with all you can do with it. Sebastien has pulled together a great collection of add-ons and templates and is a great starting point to get productive and begin your personal knowledge management journey"

— Todd Walters

"The Obsidian Starter Kit is a really great way to get going with Obsidian, and Sebastien's writing and knowledge is so insightful and helpful"

— Rick Eliott

"A very good starting point for your Personal Knowledge Management."

— Fredrik Nordstrom

"Very helpful to give you a framework to develop from"

— Brenton James

"Useful learning for Obsidian. Appreciate updates"

— Adrian McLachlan

"Easy to follow and well done!"

— Edouard Kutter

"If you have been searching 😖 and searching for the right Obsidian Starter Kit??? This is the answer!!! It's a great start to set up the foundation of your system in Obsidian."

— Yaaqoub Eliyyahu

"Extraordinario para comenzar a trabajar con Obsidian"

— Manuel Miguel

"I gave Obsidian a try using your starter kit and I’m all in. Compared to Logseq, it’s noticeably faster, especially on mobile. Speaking of which: Logseq on mobile doesn’t even support plugins, while with Obsidian, it just works seamlessly. Your starter kit gives me what I missed in "standard" Obsidian: daily notes. Exactly what I needed, at the right time. I’m making the switch, and it’s going to be smooth thanks to markdown compatibility.

— Julien Dambron


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